A.j. Lowther & Son Ltd
Registered name: A.J. LOWTHER & SON LTD
Part of Whitchurch Holdings Ltd groupA.j. Lowther & Son Ltd made £15.5m revenue and £935k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
A.j. Lowther & Son Ltd’s revenue fell 7% to £15.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £935k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Ross-on-Wye; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ross-on-Wye, West Midlands
- Age
- 61 yrs · since 1965
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Lowther Holdings Limited is the parent company of A J Lowther & Son Limited..Information regarding the financial statements of Lowther Holdings Limited can be obtained from its registered office The F”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.3m | £15.9m | £16.7m | £15.5m |
| Cost of sales | £13.3m | £12.1m | £12.1m | £11.2m |
| Gross profit | £4m | £3.8m | £4.6m | £4.3m |
| Operating profit | £837k | £1.1m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.8m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £912k | £881k | £1.4m | £935k |
| Profit (best available) | £912k | £881k | £1.4m | £935k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 56 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 6% |
| Gross margin | 22.9% | 23.9% | 27.3% | 27.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £308k | £275k | £287k | £258k |
| Profit per employee | £16.3k | £15.2k | £23.7k | £15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.8% | ▲4.7% | ▼7.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▲55.9% | ▼31.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.6% | 0% | ▲3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.6m | £3.6m | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £756k | £904k | £847k | £1m |
| Current assets | £7m | £9.2m | £5.6m | £5.3m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.7m |
| Deferred income | £712k | £726k | £221k | £515k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £258k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲5%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲33%
- Now £1.8m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- ▲133%
- Now £515k
- Fixed assets
- ▲20%
- Now £1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Whitchurch Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Lowther Holdings Limited75–100%
- A.j. Lowther & Son Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £935k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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